T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) Shares Sold by Leibman Financial Services Inc.

Leibman Financial Services Inc. lowered its holdings in T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMUS) by 11.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,466 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock after selling 1,880 shares during the period. T-Mobile US comprises 2.3% of Leibman Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Leibman Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in T-Mobile US were worth $3,193,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in TMUS. FMR LLC increased its stake in T-Mobile US by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,893,770 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $2,660,758,000 after buying an additional 1,522,394 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in shares of T-Mobile US by 38.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,165,153 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $653,160,000 after buying an additional 876,182 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of T-Mobile US by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 15,524,529 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $3,203,642,000 after buying an additional 602,786 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in T-Mobile US by 9.9% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 6,553,703 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock worth $1,448,426,000 after buying an additional 590,711 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in T-Mobile US by 36.9% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,473,540 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $324,960,000 after acquiring an additional 397,345 shares in the last quarter. 42.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

T-Mobile US Price Performance

NASDAQ:TMUS opened at $213.46 on Tuesday. T-Mobile US, Inc. has a 52 week low of $158.84 and a 52 week high of $248.15. The company has a market capitalization of $247.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.34, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50-day moving average of $230.19 and a 200-day moving average of $209.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.08.

T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $2.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.29. T-Mobile US had a net margin of 12.96% and a return on equity of 16.35%. The company had revenue of $20.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that T-Mobile US, Inc. will post 9.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

T-Mobile US Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.65%. T-Mobile US’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.14%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TMUS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays boosted their price target on T-Mobile US from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Benchmark upped their target price on T-Mobile US from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of T-Mobile US from $210.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. BNP Paribas raised shares of T-Mobile US to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on shares of T-Mobile US from $210.00 to $254.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, T-Mobile US currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $245.74.

Insider Activity

In other T-Mobile US news, Director Raul Marcelo Claure sold 110,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.30, for a total value of $24,673,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 1,441,204 shares in the company, valued at $323,262,057.20. This represents a 7.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Letitia A. Long sold 1,100 shares of T-Mobile US stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $231.08, for a total value of $254,188.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,653 shares in the company, valued at $1,306,295.24. This trade represents a 16.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 206,969 shares of company stock valued at $46,656,527 in the last 90 days. 0.67% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

T-Mobile US Company Profile

T-Mobile US, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to customers in the postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale and other services. It also provides wireless devices, including smartphones, wearables, tablets, home broadband routers, and other mobile communication devices, as well as wireless devices and accessories; financing through equipment installment plans; reinsurance for device insurance policies and extended warranty contracts; leasing through JUMP! On Demand; and High Speed Internet services.